Jiri Novak vs Nicolas Kiefer — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Novak J.6-1 6-0 6-4
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
6663
Kiefer N.
1040
Jiri Novak defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-1 6-0 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 64. Jiri Novak narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Jiri Novak handed Nicolas Kiefer a second-set bagel in a 6–1 6–0 6–4 win.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-19 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2000-07-31 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2000-02-14 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 5-7 6-2 7-6 |
| 1999-10-04 | Basel | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 6-7 6-1 |
| 1998-10-19 | Ostrava | R32 | carpet | Jiri Novak | 7-6 0-6 7-6 |
| 1998-02-09 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-1 1-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
7.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast